The cause of unaffordable housing is a shortage of supply relative to demand. Rent controls won't fix that. More housing supply will.
In 2011, the Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association was part of a "large liquor coalition" opposed to the Surly Bill. They can take no credit whatsoever for the craft beer boom…
Minnesota's high employment ratios are set to decline; what state policymakers can do to alleviate these pressures.
As workers are becoming more expensive, Polish firms are investing in technology in order to remain competitive
Subsidization has a probability of raising costs even higher with the option of state funding and the lack of market signaling.
An ordinance passed by the city of Dayton gives an example of the types of fees which help make housing unaffordable.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Back in 2011, economist Paul Krugman said that an alien attack might boost the American economy. Space Force to the rescue!
If localities are permitted to set their own minimum wage rate above the state rate, why should they not also be free to set one below it?
It makes everyone richer.
It’s time to celebrate success.
Malawi-born Martha Njolomole joins the Center’s staff.
Wigfall discusses how to retain workers with tribal council.
Generally support has grown among the rich for a tax on wealth. But a CNBC poll found that millionaires support a wealth tax, so long as they are not personally…
As Californians are finding out, the cost of extensive environmental regulations in building codes is unaffordable housing. Will Minnesotans be willing to pay that cost?
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Businesses are being squeezed out by minimum wage hikes and rising crime.
According to the state Tax Foundation, Minnesota has the 3rd highest excise tax on champagne in the nation.
In the third quarter of 2019 Minnesota's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.0% compared to a national rate of 2.1%. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that our…
Even in French, taxes are incentives and if you change the incentives you change behavior.
A new study on the effects of the minimum wage can be read one of two ways thanks to a questionable methodology.
Contrary to expected lower foreign prices, recent US tariffs have been passed on to importers and consumers almost entirely.
When policymakers impose regulations in the name of something like fighting climate change, they are sacrificing affordable housing in pursuit of that goal. Too often, rather than admitting this, they…
Raising taxes for redistribution efforts is not an efficient way to reduce inequality due to one important reason; raising taxes especially for redistributive purposes reduces economic growth. This translates to…